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Sandham Gardens

13 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome13 ha

Getting here

50.65877, -1.14489

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +86 more · last seen 2026; Saline lagoons — specialist waders and wildfowl

Picnic day out

Very strong match

Free

picnic area, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Family friendly

Very strong match

Free

playground, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +86 more · last seen 2026; Saline lagoons priority habitat

Playgrounds

Strong match

Free

playground, toilets, parking

Dog walks

Strong match

Free

Dogs allowed with public access

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

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15 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Yar River TrailWalking route▾

Named routeLocal walking route

Isle of Wight Coastal PathWalking route113 km▾

Named routeLength 113 kmRound tripRegional walking route

Worsley TrailWalking route▾

Named routeLocal walking route

The Bembridge TrailWalking route▾

Named routeRegional walking route

The Culver TrailWalking route▾

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

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33 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Round the Island RouteCycling route▾

Named routeRef 67Regional cycle route

RSPB Brading MarshesCycling route▾

Named routeLocal cycle route

National Cycle Route 23Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network

Adgestone Quiet RoadsCycling route▾

Named routeLocal cycle route

Red Squirrel TrailCycling route▾

Named routeLocal cycle route

Sunshine TrailCycling route▾

Named routeLocal cycle route

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Mountain biking

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Chalk Ridge ExtremeMountain bike route▾

Named route

Wildlife to spot

34,844 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

34,844 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds89 species

autumnwinter

2026

Robin · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch

+84 more species

All 89 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
CootFulica atra2025
TealAnas crecca2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Snow GooseAnser caerulescens2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Water PipitAnthus spinoletta2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025

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Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Red Squirrel

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

34,844 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds89 species

autumnwinter

2026

Robin · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch

+84 more species

All 89 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
CootFulica atra2025
TealAnas crecca2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Snow GooseAnser caerulescens2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Water PipitAnthus spinoletta2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025

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Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Red Squirrel

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

16 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Photos

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Events & activities nearby

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Bookable tours

Facilities

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Parking

Fort Street · Paid · 182m

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Picnic spot

5 · 254m away

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Playground

2 · 83m away

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Toilets

168m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

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